navigate
v 驾驶；航海（nav+ig走+ate→船走→航海）
释义2：
navigate
/ 5nAvI7geIt /
◙ verb1. [no obj.] plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport, especially by using instruments or maps• （尤指利用工具或地图）导航，领航 »they navigated by the stars. 他们以星星导航。 [no obj., with adverbial of direction] travel on a desired course after planning a route• 沿所需航线航行 »he taught them how to navigate across the oceans. 他教他们怎样在海中航行。 (of an animal or bird) find its way, especially over a long distance• （尤指动物、鸟类在远距离迁移、飞行中）确定方向 »whales use their own inbuilt sonar system to navigate. 鲸鱼用自身的声呐系统确定航行方向。 (of a passenger in a vehicle) assist the driver by map-reading and planning a route• （乘客）给驾驶员指引路线 [Computing] move around a website, file, the Internet, etc• [计算机] 浏览（网站、文件、因特网等)，导航2. [with obj.] sail or travel over (a stretch of water or terrain), especially carefully or with difficulty• （尤指小心、艰难地） 在…上航行（或行驶） »ships had been lost while navigating the narrows. 有船只在穿越海峡时失事。 [no obj.] (of a ship or boat) sail; proceed • （船只）航行 »[with adverbial of direction] we sailed out surrounded by loose ice while navigating around larger grounded icebergs. 我们的船从散冰块中间出发，在更大的连底冰山周围航行。 guide (a vessel or vehicle) over a specified route or terrain• 为（船只，车辆）领航，导航 »she navigated the car safely through the traffic. 她驾汽车安全地通过了车流。 make one's way with difficulty over (a route or terrain)• （艰难地）走过，经过 »the drivers skilfully navigated a twisting and muddy course. 司机们娴熟地驶过曲折泥泞的路。 [informal] guide or steer (someone), especially through a crowd• [非正式] （尤指穿过人群）带人找路【语源】
1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'travel in a ship'): from Latin navigat- 'sailed', from the verb navigare, from navis 'ship' + agere 'drive'
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